St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-26
The Taking of Testimony Begun in the
Trial of the Alleged Slayer of
Mr.. Haddock.
A Brother Preacher Tells How They Drove
About Sioux City's Business
Streets.
He Held the Horse and the Dead Man
Looked in the Saloon
Windows.
Men Who Heard the Fatal Shot Fired
and Saw the Dying
Victim.
Special to the Globe


twelve witnesses were examined The first
called was Deputy Sheriff Davenport, who
testified to seeing Haddock's body at the
place OF the killing, and to the proceedings
III the court room on the day of the murder.
at which Arensdort. Treiber. Munchrath and
Leader were present. The witness went
Glong when the body was removed to the
residence. Chief Of Police Nebon testified
10 the same points, and also to finding D
small IRON wheel with rope attached,
that Haddock had in
HIS RIGHT HAND
when shot. Dr.. x. L. Commit at that time
actlhg coroner. Was called and said he
had practiced i'll Sioux City three years.
tie knew Rev. Haddock. Heard of hs
death between II and II o'clock on the
night of Aug. 3. Went to the corner of
Fourth and Water streets, where the BODY
was lying with the head on the sidewalk
ana the feet in the gutter. He was dead
The body was covered with gum
coat. He examined the body and found
watch and SIS on the person. He found
wound in the neck made by bullet. The
bullet had entered the left shoulder and
went out at all angle between the chin and
Jaw Oh the right side. He found no other
wound. Next morning Drs. Berger. Knott,
Savage and myself examined the body.
C4CON
first saw the body. The wound was fatal
in character. Death came from hemorr-
mage caused by the severing of a vital blood
vessel. DIR. a. c. Berger was called and
testified as to the
CHARACTER OF TIE WOUND.
Which agreed with the evidence before the
coroners jury. Deputy Marshal Lager
| testified as follows: WAS at the council
the evening of the murder Was on Pearl,
near Fourth street. when l heard shot. I
hurried down West Fourth street and
looked down towards the water l saw a
window OF the Lone Star restaurant go up
and heard woman say. Some one has
been shot l found Haddock on the walk
being held by Ryan. He was leaning for
ward and bleeding at the mouth. l spoke
TO him. He made a gurgling noise and
only lived few seconds" Rev. G. c.
Turner, who was with Haddock on the
fatal night, was called and said Il saw
Haddock about fifteen minutes before his
death on Cook street. He was in a buggy
driving away. | had been with him that
evening. | saw him during the Injunction
trials OF Henry Sherman, Mag Willis and
Fred Lerch. Haddock took a very prom-
nent part in these cases in securing evil
dence, and as witness and in assisting the
prosecution. l was with him at various
places when he was trying TO secure EVIL
dence. | saw him looking into the win
dows of saloons to see what was going on.
L heard he and Wood talking in reference
| TO securing evidence. After we left the
Hubbard we went to Merrilrs stable OH
Water street, where we secured a single
rig. top buggy, with a sorrel horse. I
ltlroEe the horse. |
GAVE MY NAME
at the stable. The buggy had curtain on
the right side. Haddock sat on this side.
l was on the left side On this side there
was no curtain. We drove north and east
to Haddock's house, on Seventh street. He
went in and changed his clothes 1t was q
rainy. dark night. We drove away and
went to kelly,.s saloon. He here got out of
the buggy to obtain evidence. and looked
into the window of Kelly's saloon. 1 drove
about until Haddock had cot the evidence
desired. We came back and drove to Fish
ers saloon. He got out to obtain evidence.
We got the evidence, turned around and
came back" Wesley Hltchner. a stable
man at Merrill'S testified as to the preach
ers' getting the horse and buggy, and about
man coming TO inquire if they had re-
turned. Thomas Jarvis. a colored stable
man. said: 'Revs. Turner and Haddoek
got rig out OF the barn on the night of
Aug. 3, 1886, at 9 o'clock. 1t was dark.
stormy night. They refused to give their
udllICS, Dul HlldllN gave lIlt IdLle VI y. u
Turner as the party hiring the rig. The
rig was returned at 10 o'clock, Rev. Had
dock being alone. The
MAN I SAW DEAD
that night was the same who returned with
the rig. When [ was unhitching the horse
l could see dozen men across the street
on the corner of Fourth and Water. was
unhitching the horse when heard the shot
fired. He did not speak after the shot.
Haddock was back by the office door when
he said he could take care of himself. Had
not noticed parties standing on the street
until Haddock called my attention to the
fact" DR.. j. p. Savage testified to max
ing an examination of the body as it lay in
the street and described the wound. John
McGregor, stableman at Merrill'S, testified
III substance the same as Kitchener and
Jarvis. Charles Eberhardt, proprietor of
the Columbia house, in front of which the
murder occurred, testified that he was in
the hotel playing cards when the shot was
fired. He took a lantern and went out anO
found the body and found Ryan and Ingle
due there. \ man came in about an hour
before the shooting to inquire if the buggy
had returned. Jack Ryan, the first man tC
reach Haddock after he fell, swore as fol-
lows: II was at the engine house about
an hour before the shooting. Went down
Fourth street just before the shooting. I
was in front of Dennis O'Connelrs door
way at PA Fourth street. While standing
there | saw about
A DOZEN MEN
60 west OH Fourth not to exceed ten min
uteS before the shooting They seemed to
be in hurry. l recognized Harry Leavitt
and spoke to him. merely passing the time
OF day. Did not notice any of the others.
Leavitt spoke first. He said: Hello,
Jack, and passed along. After these par.
ties went by it was not to exceed ten min
uteS when the shot occurred. | then started
III that direction. | saw parties run up
Water and across the vacant lot. One man
came up the walk running. Another party
ran in the street and then to the sidewalk
When l got to the corner Haddock only
made gurging noise" At the conclusion
of Ryan'S testimony County Attorney
Marsh asked that no further action be taken
until morning it being nearly o'clock and
NJ. ID. OCOnnell one Of the states counsel
had not arrived, ana it was desired that he
be present when the important testimony
was introduced that would come next. This
was not resisted by defense. and court adj
jOurned until 9 o'clock tomorrow 1t is
talked freely to-day that Ed Carran, who
was here during the preliminary hearing of
the Haddock case, is to arrive soon with
George Treiber, as a witness for the state
Some months ago Cauan Went New
\ ork. OStenSlbly to accept a position on ne
Star, but it is now said that he crossed the
ocean and secured Treiber by a promise of
immunity. A lad named Buchanan, who
was in the vicinity of the murder at the
fine OF Its occurrence, will also be used by
the Stntp